Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)

This article studies a specific genre of ritual songs among an indigenous people of Brazilian Amazonia, the Suruí of Rondônia. It analyses the influence of these songs on the construction of historical memory. Against theories that reduce the Lowland Indians to “cold societies” that would supposedly...

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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2018
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topic Amazonía indígena
Surui de Rondônia (indios)
canto ritual
historicidad
narrativa
Amazônia indígena
Suruí de Rondônia (índios)
canto ritual
historicidade
narrativa
indigenous Amazonia
Suruí of Rondônia (Indians)
ritual song
historicity
narrative
spellingShingle Amazonía indígena
Surui de Rondônia (indios)
canto ritual
historicidad
narrativa
Amazônia indígena
Suruí de Rondônia (índios)
canto ritual
historicidade
narrativa
indigenous Amazonia
Suruí of Rondônia (Indians)
ritual song
historicity
narrative
Yvinec, Cédric
Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
topic_facet Amazonía indígena
Surui de Rondônia (indios)
canto ritual
historicidad
narrativa
Amazônia indígena
Suruí de Rondônia (índios)
canto ritual
historicidade
narrativa
indigenous Amazonia
Suruí of Rondônia (Indians)
ritual song
historicity
narrative
author Yvinec, Cédric
author_facet Yvinec, Cédric
author_sort Yvinec, Cédric
title Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
title_short Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
title_full Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
title_fullStr Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
title_full_unstemmed Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia)
title_sort songs and memory in historical narratives of the suruí of rondônia (brazilian amazonia)
description This article studies a specific genre of ritual songs among an indigenous people of Brazilian Amazonia, the Suruí of Rondônia. It analyses the influence of these songs on the construction of historical memory. Against theories that reduce the Lowland Indians to “cold societies” that would supposedly deny their own historicity and strive to forget their past, the article shows that these peoples have developed their own tools to select and pass down memories of some kinds of events. The rhetorical and aesthetical forms of these songs, their pragmatic uses, and the Suruí metalinguistic theories are analysed, so as to explain why this discursive genre can appear as the most perfect kind of speech, in the context of the initial composition of a song. Finally, the article examines the conversational uses of quotations of old songs in historical accounts and shows that the narrative structure, particularly the connections between the evoked events, are determined by the rhetorical and aesthetical properties of the quoted songs.
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spelling I10-R372-article-214612024-11-04T18:48:09Z Songs and memory in historical narratives of the Suruí of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazonia) Canto y memoria en las narrativas históricas del Surui de Rondônia (Amazonia brasileña) Cantos e memória nas narrativas históricas dos Suruí de Rondônia (Amazônia Brasileira) Yvinec, Cédric Amazonía indígena Surui de Rondônia (indios) canto ritual historicidad narrativa Amazônia indígena Suruí de Rondônia (índios) canto ritual historicidade narrativa indigenous Amazonia Suruí of Rondônia (Indians) ritual song historicity narrative This article studies a specific genre of ritual songs among an indigenous people of Brazilian Amazonia, the Suruí of Rondônia. It analyses the influence of these songs on the construction of historical memory. Against theories that reduce the Lowland Indians to “cold societies” that would supposedly deny their own historicity and strive to forget their past, the article shows that these peoples have developed their own tools to select and pass down memories of some kinds of events. The rhetorical and aesthetical forms of these songs, their pragmatic uses, and the Suruí metalinguistic theories are analysed, so as to explain why this discursive genre can appear as the most perfect kind of speech, in the context of the initial composition of a song. Finally, the article examines the conversational uses of quotations of old songs in historical accounts and shows that the narrative structure, particularly the connections between the evoked events, are determined by the rhetorical and aesthetical properties of the quoted songs. Este artículo estudia un género de cantos rituales de un pueblo indígena de la Amazonía brasileña, el Surui de Rondônia, para analizar su papel en la construcción de la memoria histórica. El artículo pretende demostrar que, contrariamente a las teorías que afirman que los grupos de tierras bajas constituirían "sociedades frías" que negarían su historicidad e intentarían olvidar su pasado, estos pueblos han desarrollado sus propios instrumentos para seleccionar y transmitir memorias de algunos tipos de acontecimientos. El artículo presenta las formas retóricas y estéticas de estas canciones, sus usos pragmáticos y las teorías metalingüísticas de los Surui sobre este arte verbal para explicar por qué este género discursivo representa la forma más perfecta de hablar en el contexto de la composición inicial de una canción. Finalmente, el artículo examina los usos conversacionales de citas de cantos antiguos en relatos históricos para mostrar que las estructuras narrativas, en particular las conexiones entre eventos evocados, están determinadas por las propiedades retóricas y estéticas de los cantos citados. Este artigo estuda um gênero de cantos rituais de um povo indígena da Amazônia brasileira, os Suruí de Rondônia, para analisar o seu papel na construção da memória histórica. O artigo pretende demonstrar que, ao contrário das teorias que afirmam que os grupos das Terras Baixas constituiriam “sociedades frias” que negariam sua historicidade e tentariam esquecer seu passado, estes povos têm desenvolvido instrumentos próprios para selecionar e transmitir lembranças de alguns tipos de eventos. O artigo apresenta as formas retóricas e estéticas destes cantos, os seus usos pragmáticos e as teorias metalinguísticas dos Suruí sobre esta arte verbal para explicar por que este gênero discursivo representa a forma mais perfeita de fala no contexto da composição inicial de um canto. Por fim, o artigo examina os usos conversacionais das citações de cantos antigos em relatos históricos para mostrar que as estruturas narrativas, em particular as conexões entre eventos evocados, estão determinadas pelas propriedades retóricas e estéticas dos cantos citados. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2018-10-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/21461 10.31048/1852.4826.v11.n0.21461 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 11 (2018): SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 1; 71-82 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 11 (2018): SUPLEMENTO ESPECIAL 1; 71-82 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 11 (2018): SUPLEMENTO ESPECIAL 1; 71-82 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v11.n0 por spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/21461/21109 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/21461/21348 Derechos de autor 2018 Cédric Yvinec